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Times Advocate, 1997-05-07, Page 18• Page 18. Tunes -Advocate, May 7, 1997 1 This Week in Sports • Senior boys soccer team wins home tournament - page 19 • Weapons seminar enhances study in martial arts - page 20 Senior girls soccer team extend undefeated streak The junior girls team placed second in Goderich tournament EXETER -1 he South Huron Dis- trict High School senior girls soc- cer team continued their winning streak by winning their last two ledgucgames. t . , On Thursday, the Panthers tray- , clled to Wingham and defeated the Mustangs 2-0 in a rain and hail storm. • Meagan Ratz and Cara Gardner tallied for South Huron's goals. Dubbed the "dynamic duo" by .the media, Ratz and Gardner led the Panthers•to a 5-1 win over Sea forth on April 29 with Raiz scoring a pair•of goals and Cara Gardner re- cording a hat trick. Coach Jim Workman said ' the team dominated the play in a solid all round performance. The senior girls finished regular league action by taking on the Red- men in Clinton on Tuesday. how- ever, results were- not available by press time. The Huron semi-finals will take place on May 15 with South Huron hosting the fourth place team. Junior girls soccer The junior girls soccer team com- peted in a tournament in Goderich on Friday going, undefeated in pool play. . . The Panthers defeated Walkerton • 3-1 with Arlene Inlakhana, K.K. Phouttharath and Fallon Giles scor- ing in the shoot-out. Kim MacLean and Laura Skinner lcd the Panthers to a 2-0 win over St. Mike's in game two and Sarah Workman notched a goal in the third match against St. Marys along with Inlakhana and Giles who also scored after the game went to pen- alty kicks. Despite getting a number of shots on net, two of which hit the goal post, the Panthers couldn't score in the championship final dropping a 2-0 contest to Listowel. "The girls played well as a team but they just couldn't capitalize on their chances," said coach Rebecca Farquhar. "That game could have gone either way." in regular league action, the jun`r for girls, tied F.E. Madill I-1 on Thursday after blanking St. Anne's 3-0 on April 29. Kongkham Phouttharath, Chantal Russell, Fallon Giles and Arlene In- lakhana recorded goals. South Huron rugby teams improving Preslee Maver fights off.. a tackle' during a girls rugby game at South Huron High School. Thee physical aspect of the game does not intimidate the girls and the sport itself is growing in popularity among students. EXETER - The senior boys rug- by team travelled to Stratford to compete in the Miller. Cup Tourna- ment but only played one game due to poor field conditions. The Panthers defeated John Paul 1I from London 12-0 after Jason Philip, playing the inside centre position, scored two tries and kicked a convert accounting for all 12 points. Philip was -named "man of the match." The midget boys rugby team saw action against St. Mike's on Thurs- day but despite a solid effort, the Panthers came.up short losing 10- 5. Coach Terry O'Rourke said the tteam,played a "superb"game and has showed 'a 50 per cent improve- ment over the last game. - Tanner Ingram was named "the man of the match" for playing a strong two way game.. • The 'girls team also played St. Mike's losing 10-0 after the visi- - tors scored a late try.•Coach Terry O'Rourke said the girls also dis- played some improvement over their last game and Preslee Maver was the "woman of the match." Irish award recipients The Lucan Irish 6 Junlor "0" Hockey team honored their outstanding players during a team banquet on Thursday night. Award recipients, from back row left, Steve Hudson received the Scholarship Award, Brad Henderson received the Richard Huffman Memorial Award which goes to the player who exemplifies dedication, pride and perseverance, Daryl Boshart re ceived the most outstanding effort, heart and sportsmanship award, and Jeremy Lambourn was named Top Defenceman. Front row from left, Nathan Maudsley was named Most Val- uable Player, Scott Thompson was napped team Rookie of the Year and also had the honor of winning the overall league Rookie of the Year Award, and Mike Jaremchenko received the Joe Garragozzo Memorial Award. Missing is Greg Henderson who was named most Im- proved Player. The team announced that co -coaches Jason Bukala and Bill Lambourn will re- turn to coach the Irish next season and Ken Freeman will be back as manager. (planned fundraisers include a Casino Fun Night at the Lucan Arena on May 10 and a golf tourna- ment at Ironwood Golf Club on July 16. 1 Ken Bergmann of Exeter shows: perfect form while. golfing buddy Larry Johns, background, watches the ball duck -hook hard to the left. The two golfers were out enjoying a day on.the greens at one of the local golf courses last Tuesday. A warm and ,dry spring allowed Iron- wood and Exeter Golf Clubs to open their course early this season with Exeter opening en April 4 and Ironwood opening on March 28. Regier and Reaburn win- WOSSA title EXETER - South Huron District High School badminton players Jen Regier and Jamie Reaburn went through a 16 team draw undefeated to clinch the WOSSA junior girls doubles championship on April 29. Regier and Reaburn de- feated East Elgin 15-7, 15-10, London Lucas 17-15, 15-5, Stratford Central 15-1, 15-6 and London Banting In the semi-final 15-9, 15-7. They met Listowel in the finals beating their opponents con- vincingly 15-9, 15-2. "1 don't think I've ever seen a team win WOSSA so easily," said coach Pat Rowe. Co -coach Sue Stewart said their championship per- formance will only strengthen the school's badminton pro- gram. "South Huron - has tradi- tionally produced strong teams," she said. SHDHS has not won a WOS- SA junior title in four years. Paul Gregus, playing singles and doubles team Ryan Mor- rison and Nathan Zimmerman also competed winning one match before bowing out of the tournament. r r Short bench hurts Fury , WOODSTOcK - Despite suffpr- ing a,7-0 drubbing at the hands of Woodstock on Saturday, coach/ 'player Jaron McFalls of the Exeter . Fury said the team is not discou- raged. McFalls said Exeter could only get seven players oti't for the away game which was a no contest - • dtatcjr ffom the start. "It was like target practice for , the other team." he said.. Despite being:short handed. McFalls said he was happy with , the effort and pointed out they managed to keep Woodstock off the board in the second half. _ "We had a gbod gamy consider- ing the number of guys we had," he said adding it would have been a dose match if they were at even • . strength. "We'll get them next time." The Exeter Fury will see action main this Sunday at 4 p.m. in their' first home game of the season. Grand Bend Salmon and Trout. Fishing Derby lures local anglers GRAND BEND - It worked once, why not do it again? - When the Grand Bend Salmon and Trout Derby Committee, de- layed last year's event due•to a late thaw on Lake Huron, anglers caught more fish than the ycar be- fore. But the delay last year also forced the derby to run at thc same time as nearby events and organiz- ers wanted to avoid that this season by keeping it near the same date. . That's why the 1997 Grand Bend Salmon andiTrout Derby is sched- uled to start beginning. on May 23 and continuing to June 1 st. Tim Steele, Derby .Committee - Shuffleboard Hensall - April 29 Russell Ferguson . 659 John Pepper : 582 Marg Deichert 487 Jim Davis 470 Gen Eagleson 429 Merle McLellan 415 Pearl McKnight 412 Hugh McKay 388 Exeter - April 30 -4 game winners Howard Hodge 377 Ann Northey 263 Mike Underhill '263, Allen Johns c, 231 Bill Sullivan 227 3 game winners Gil Northey 250 Howard Johns 235 Iva Blair 204 May 1 - 4 game winners Jim Davis 428 John Pepper 392 Lloyd Lovell 316 Marge McCurdy 311 Estelle Chalmers 305 Doris Miller 264 Ann Northey 263 chairperson, said, he expects the fishing to be even better this year because the water temperature will be warmer and the fish more active. Last year • 650 tickets were sold and anglers hooked more than 500 . fish. Two local anglers won first and third when Dwight Shepherd of Dashwood .reeled in a 21.32 pound Salmon taking first place and Theresa Brenner of Grand Bend came in third with a 19.25 pound Salmon. The top fish in the Trout division went to Barry Nash who weighed in a I I.57 pound trout. Organizers want to sell, sell 100 more tickets for this year's c%cm they hope to lure in more fishing enthusiasts by .baiting them with more prizes in the trout division. {Now the top ten trout will be awarded prizes whereas last year it was limited to the top three. There is a $6;000 cash value' prize for the top salmon and a $1,000 cash value prize for the top trout. Like last year. the derby will see a prize awarded daily for thc biggest lish of the day regardless of where it weighs in the overall standings. The daily winner will re- ceive a Shirnano Triton Rod and Reelvalued at approximately $150. Ticket prices for the Grand Bend Dcrhy are $15. 13th Annual Fishing Derby The Exeter Lions Club and the Ausable-Bayfleld Conservation Foundation would like to thank the following for their generous donations which help to make the fishing derby possible. Rainbow Springs Trout Hatches Mobile Home Express - Bank of Nova Scotia Royal Bank of Canada Bank of Montreal Bank of Commerce Clinton Community Credit Union National Trust • Homuth, Taylor h Panner. Accountants John Nods, Accountant Coop Doit centre Exeter Golf Chub Ironxood Golf Club RSD Sports Den Gaiser-Kneale Insurance Canadian Tire McLean's Home Hardware Stedman's V A S Al -Mar Grain Systems Ltd.. Exeter Lioness Club - Exctcr Toyota , Iluron Motor Prod'itcts Enc Campbell Motors Exeter Chnsler Becker Farm Equipment Hurst Tractor Algoma Tire Huron Spons Outfitters. Kippen. Pat O'Brien Upholsterers and Fishing Tackle. Hensill . . Country Depot. Hwy 4 N Dat Itngs Food Market Hdtzmann's IGA Seips valu-man Reel lime Video McDonald's Tim Honon's Boy Scouts t .tri